Stay-roller for-sliding-doors



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Patented May 2, 1882.

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ELIJAli U. SGOVILLE, OF MANLHJS, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent'lli'o. 257,189, dated May2, 1882.

Application filed January 5], 168:3. (No model To all whom it mayconcern Be it known that I, ELIJAH U. SCOVILLE, of Manlius, in thecounty of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Stay-Roll for Sue pended Sliding Doors, of whichthe following, tairen :in connection with the accompanying drawings,.isa full, clear, and exact description- The nature of this inventionconsists essentially of an arm adapted to be secured to the side of thewall beneath the bottom edge of the sliding door and a stud secured tothe free end of said arm adjustably in relation to its distance from theattaching end of the arm and provided with a suitable bearing forengaging and guiding the bottom of the door, all as hereinafter morefully explained, and set forth in the claims.

in the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my invention; Fig.2, a face view of the some. Fig. 3 is a view of the under side thereof,and Fig. at is a transverse section on line no a: in Fig. 3.

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1) represents the lower portion of a suspended sliding door. A is ahorizontal metal arm cast with a vertical plate, a, on one end, by meansof which plate it is sccured'to the side of the wall beneath the bottomedge of the door 1), said plate a. being provided with holes for thescrews 0 c, by which it is attached to the wall, and having projectingfrom its rear face a spur, c, which enters the side of the wall andserves to support the plate a with its arm A, and to a great extentrelieve the attaching-screws c c of the strain. The free end of the armA is provided with a longitudinal slot, .1, and upon the said arm ismounted a stud, I), through the center of which is a vertical holethrough which passes a bolt, J, said bolt also passing through the slotsof the arm A, and having on the under side of the latter a not, n,which, in conjunction with the head of the bolt engaging the upper endof the stud, serves to secure said stud in position. Upon the upper endor" the stud b is journaled ahorizontal roller, R, which engages theexterior of the base of the door and is re tnined on the stud by thehead of the bolt (1 being extended over the hub of the roller, as bestseen in Fig. '4. of the drawings.

it will be observed that the slot 8 allows the roller to no set at agreater or less distance 5 from theattaching end of the arm A, and isthus adjustable to any thickness of door.

1 am aware that various devices have been applied to the top ofsuspended sliding doors with the view of preventing the lateralvibration of the door; but it is obvious that such arrangements areincapable of producing the desired effect without entailing'undue strainon the parts which support the door. My invention is arranged at thebottom of the door, 6 and not attached to the door, butto the side ofthe building or wall, thus having a rigid -support and engaging the doorat a point What I do claim as .my invention, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-- 1. The adjustable door-stay consisting of an armadapted to be secured to the side of the Wall beneath the bottom edge ofthe sliding door, and a stud secured to the free end of said armadjustably in relation to its distance from the attaching end oi the armand provided with a suitable bearing for engaging and guiding the bottomof the door, substantially as set forth.

end with the vertical sustaining-plate a and at the opposite end withthe longitudinal slot 8, the stud 1;, mounted on the arm-A, and havingits attaching-bolt passing through the slot The horizontal arm A,provided atone s and provided on its end with the nut n, and 5 theroller R,journaled on the upper end of the stud b, all combined as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. The improved stay roll for suspended sliding doors, consisting in thecombination of mo plate a, provided with the spur c} and at the oppositeend the longitudinal slot s, the stud of the arm A by the bolt dpassingvertically through said stud and through the slot 8, and providedwith the clamping-nut n, and the roller R, journaled on the stud b andsustained thereon by the head b, secured to the top of the bolt d, allconstructed and combined substantially in the manner described andshown.

In testimony whereofl have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal,in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the countyof Onondaga, in the State of New York, i 5

this 22d day of December, 1881.

ELIJAH U. SOOVILLE, n s1 I Witnesses WM. 0. RAYMoND,

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